Really? Maybe the bakers should consider getting an artist who understands pallets! It's apparent to me that a programmer is trying to get SpLat to look good...  Yea! That's NOT going to work! Orange and black... Halloween!?  
and nothing else looks right together... lol
Maybe you should start over with a basic UI in black, white and levels for grey as the default then the user can chose a base color/s to fill in the greys. Cakewalk, you want the best!? it needs to look the best and the person you have messing it up now cannot get it done! YOU NEED an ARTIST!
   

Dave000
Really? Maybe the bakers should consider getting an artist who understands pallets! It's apparent to me that a programmer is trying to get SpLat to look good...  Yea! That's NOT going to work! Orange and black... Halloween!?  
and nothing else looks right together... lol
Maybe you should start over with a basic UI in black, white and levels for grey as the default then the user can chose a base color/s to fill in the greys. Cakewalk, you want the best!? it needs to look the best and the person you have messing it up now cannot get it done! YOU NEED an ARTIST!
   

Most user feedback has been very positive. I love the new theme. I wouldn't expect every theme to appeal to everyone. Cake has already said future releases will give us tools to make our own. Then you'll be able to show off your own artistic talents. In the meanwhile, if you don't like it you can always just not use it. Or you can start more rants ridiculing things you don't like (even though, based purely on observation of feedback from forum users) you appear to be in the minority.

All I see it the peanut gallery reply's, nothing from the hundreds of users...
Black & orange is not a theme when nothing else is in contrast.
and as far as changing it back... that's a no! all you can change is the contrast of the black and orange!
bright, dark, mono, normal. I guess the biggest point is that the UI hype was just that hype.
 
As far as CW predicted what the UI will become! You're talking about a few hours of work by a real artist to complete many real themes OR a few thousand dollars to pay a programmer over the spring just to get black and orange!
 
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Hmmm-This is weird because I just logged in to comment on the UI when I saw this post. What I was going to say is-
 
Thank You Cake--For this old guy-Everything just seems much, much clearer-almost akin to a mix where everything sits well and can be heard. I see better than I have in a while. I am not so much talking colors-but the default-even the orange -everything seems much sharper - more defined. I guess maybe this only helps old guys like me but I love it. Lots of definition. Just my 2 cents
 

Comments positive or negative all have merit.  I'm in the positive, "wow" finally! side of the comments.  Huge improvement to my eyes.

BTW... people not in the software field don't realize that most programmers don't believe that they need artists...
FACT!

Bigwig uses same color scheme -- edit, bitwig

Dave000
All I see it the peanut gallery reply's, nothing from the hundreds of users...
Black & orange is not a theme when nothing else is in contrast.
and as far as changing it back... that's a no! all you can change is the contrast of the black and orange!
bright, dark, mono, normal. I guess the biggest point is that the UI hype was just that hype.
 
As far as CW predicted what the UI will become! You're talking about a few hours of work by a real artist to complete many real themes OR a few thousand dollars to pay a programmer over the spring just to get black and orange!
 
...
 
 

As a matter of fact, you can change it back. There is now a Theme setting in preferences. You may keep the new look or select the original in preferences. Right now it's not as good as the tools that Panu has, but it's a start. I'm thinking that improvements will become part of the monthly updates.

stratman70
Hmmm-This is weird because I just logged in to comment on the UI when I saw this post. What I was going to say is-
 
Thank You Cake--For this old guy-Everything just seems much, much clearer-almost akin to a mix where everything sits well and can be heard. I see better than I have in a while. I am not so much talking colors-but the default-even the orange -everything seems much sharper - more defined. I guess maybe this only helps old guys like me but I love it. Lots of definition. Just my 2 cents
 

yea right, tell me right now that you can see the meter digits well in smoky white and smoky gray...

Dave000

stratman70
Hmmm-This is weird because I just logged in to comment on the UI when I saw this post. What I was going to say is-
 
Thank You Cake--For this old guy-Everything just seems much, much clearer-almost akin to a mix where everything sits well and can be heard. I see better than I have in a while. I am not so much talking colors-but the default-even the orange -everything seems much sharper - more defined. I guess maybe this only helps old guys like me but I love it. Lots of definition. Just my 2 cents
 

yea right, tell me right now that you can see the meter digits well in smoky white and smoky gray...

So change it-why so emotional and negative towards other users opinions? Do you think I am lying in my post above? Jeeezzzzzz--lighten up pal.